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Polestar 3 prices get reduced before it’s even available with demand in question

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The Swedish automaker announced that the entry-level configuration of the Polestar 3 Long-Range Dual Motor Performance SUV will be available for $73,400 and includes the company’s Pilot Pack as a standard feature. The Long Range Dual Motor with Pilot Pack and Plus Pack is now starting at an MSRP of $78,900.

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BMW launches Gen2 X5 PHEV in US: X5 xDrive45e

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The X5 xDrive45e is built at Plant Spartanburg, South Carolina, BMW Group’s largest global production plant. liter 4-cylinder TwinPower turbocharged motor) BMW’s latest eDrive technology and a larger, more advanced high-voltage electric battery. 0 to 60 mph acceleration time is 5.3 seconds, 1.2 seconds faster than before.

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Review: 2025 Polestar 3 swings for efficient performance

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Two-row, five-seat electric SUV Estimated range: 279 miles (Performance Pack), 315 miles (base) 0-60 mph, 4.8 111-kwh battery pack (107 kwh usable), twin 180-kw motors Range: 315 miles; Performance Pack, 279 miles 0-60 mph: 4.5-4.8 Polestar rates the setup at 489 hp and 620 lb-ft of torque , which propels the SUV to 60 mph in 4.8

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Polestar 3 is already on sale with a massive $7,500 purchase incentive

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Both are powered by dual electric motors. Polestar 3 electric SUV (Source: Polestar) The base Long Range Dual Motor starts at $83,900 with up to 300 miles range. It includes 517 hp and 671 lb-ft of torque for a 0 to 60 mph sprint in 4.6 It’s available in two versions: Long Range and Long Range with Performance Pack.

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Polestar to Utilize Former Saab Plant as European R&D Facility

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Automobilwoche , and Western-counterpart Automotive News , reported that the site will first attempt to tackle the all-electric motors going into the Polestar 5 (a rival for the Tesla Model S) and the Polestar 6 roadster. seconds, a top speed of 250 kph (155 mph) and an estimated range of more than 480 km (300 miles), the automaker said.

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Hyper-miler Wayne Gerdes targeting record with Kia Optima Hybrid

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The drivers will depart from Kia Motors’ manufacturing plant in West Point, Georgia, on 26 August and travel through the 48 adjoining states in a clockwise direction before finishing in South Carolina just 16 days later, on 10 September. A European version—which mates the electric motor to a smaller, 2.0-liter

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2025 Polestar 3 starts at $74,800 and 315 miles, US deliveries in Q2

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At launch, the entire 2025 Polestar 3 lineup will have dual-motor all-wheel drive, with an output of 489 hp and 620 lb-ft of torque, and a 111-kwh battery pack. They’re due to be part of “additional production,” as Polestar put it, that’s due to start at a Volvo plant in South Carolina in “the middle of 2024.” seconds (versus 4.9

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